Re:Verse () is a South Korean reality competition show created by

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. The purpose of the competition show is to make a virtual 5 member

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. The 30 participants already being members of a debuted girl group and have an opportunity to debut in a group in the virtual world. The show premiered on January 2, 2023, was broadcast through

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until their final episode on March 6, 2023, which announced the final five members of the group Fe:verse.

Concept

'RE:VERSE' is a survival idol show where 30 members of a real-life K-pop girl group compete for an debut opportunity in the virtual world 'W'. It applies virtual reality and motion capture technology to capture the participants gestures and expressions in real-time and transmits them live through virtual characters to vividly direct their performances. The contestants can't reveal their identity in the real world until they are eliminated from the show.

Promotion and Broadcast

At the beginning of October 2022, various promotional clips and contents were uploaded onto the RE:VERSE official channels. The theme song, "약속해 (I Promise)" was released on November 26, 2022, and the music video was shown during

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. The show was originally scheduled to air on November 28, 2022, but due to circumstances regarding licensing for artwork within the virtual reality, the show was indefinitely postponed and all social media was deleted. On December 26, 2022, it was announced the survival show will officially air on January 2, 2023, after dealing with the circumstances. After the licensing circumstances, the credits of the creation of the artwork was shown at the end of each episode. The virtual reality is created and filmed through

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. The show is premiered on

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and

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. From February 6, 2023, Kakao Entertainment announced a webtoon named 'Girls Reverse Behind' featuring the contestants of Girls Reverse through

and

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every Monday.

Cast

Judges

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Guest

*Apoki * Lee Min-hyuk

Contestants

There are total of 30 contestants participating in the competition, all from existing Korean girl groups. The names of contestants are listed as named on official sites, not their real names. ;Color key (In order of contestant's group rank on the show)

Ranking

;Color key

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* {{Kakao M 2023 South Korean television series debuts K-pop television series Korean-language television shows Music competitions in South Korea South Korean reality television series Animated musical groups